Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 12:53:39 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/i386 SYS.h src/lib/libc/i386/gen rf Message-ID: <XFMail.011127125339.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200111272051.fARKpQD98956@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On 27-Nov-01 John Baldwin wrote: > jhb 2001/11/27 12:51:26 PST > > Modified files: > lib/libc/i386 SYS.h > lib/libc/i386/gen rfork_thread.S > lib/libc/i386/sys Ovfork.S brk.S exect.S ptrace.S sbrk.S > Log: > Use 'mov' instead of 'lea' for setting the syscall number in %eax as that > is clearer about what we are actually doing. > > Requested by: bde This could also save 1 byte per syscall stub as well, but that micro-optimization is just a side effect. The real intent was to make the code clearer. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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